Baili Feng rushed over, knelt at Emperor Mingguang's feet, grabbed his legs and refused to let go.

"Father...Father...You can't do this to me! Mother will be heartbroken..."

"Father...I am your most cherished son! How could you bear to do this?..."

"Father...I didn't do anything. I am wronged. Please look into my wrongdoings..."

Emperor Mingguang said calmly, "Since you are innocent, I believe that the officials of the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice will handle the case impartially and give you a clear name..."

Baili Feng held onto Emperor Mingguang's legs tightly and continued to beg, "Father, please... let me see my mother, okay? I beg you..."

"You want your mother to speak well of you and plead for mercy, right?"

Baili Feng didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed even though his little tricks were exposed.

"Yes! I think Father must have misunderstood something, or believed the slander of a villain, so he misunderstood me. I want Mother to help me explain it to Father!"

Emperor Mingguang sneered twice and pulled his legs apart with force, "You'd better not do this anymore. Your mother has been locked up in the cold palace..."

"And the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has also been confiscated. You should be able to see your grandparents and uncles in the prison, and have a good chat with them..."

Emperor Mingguang's words were like a basin of ice water poured on Baili Feng's heart, making him feel chilled to the bone.

He sat on the ground in a daze, unable to recover for a long time.

Then, Baili Chen and the Imperial Guards searched and searched more than a dozen mansions separately.

There were more than a dozen mansions implicated in the crime, and all of them had their properties confiscated and were imprisoned.

There was even overcrowding in the prisons.

A large amount of property was confiscated from these families.

After Shangguan Zhaoyun received the news, he hurried to the palace to ask for an audience with Emperor Mingguang.

Shangguan Zhaoyun presented the memorial to Prince Heng, expressing his misery.

With tears and snot all over her face, she clung to Ming Guangliang and wouldn't let go.

Anyway, he refused to leave without salary.

In the end, Emperor Mingguang had no choice but to give him only 50,000 taels of silver and send him away.

After Shangguan Zhaoyun was driven out of the imperial study, the sad expression on his face disappeared.

In his heart, he cursed Emperor Mingguang hundreds of times.

"Dog Emperor! What the hell!"

"So much silver has been confiscated, but the soldiers at the border have not yet been paid."

"Do we have to take all that silver into the coffin?"

"My little cousin is really generous. She spent one million taels of silver."

He used both rap and crying.

After a lot of trouble, they finally managed to pull out 50,000 taels of silver from the tiger's mouth.

Who would be loyal to such a dog emperor? ...

For many days in a row.

The entire capital city was in chaos.

The number of families whose property was confiscated reached more than 30.

Whenever Emperor Mingguang got the slightest hint of something, he would send his imperial guards to arrest people.

The series of events that happened also made Emperor Mingguang panic-stricken, like a frightened bird.

He was always worried that someone was trying to harm him or was eyeing his throne.

As a result, the entire capital city was in panic.

Many stores are too scared.

And they dare not open for business.

******

And Su Ci in the "Peony Courtyard" has been paying attention to the wind and rain outside.

Almost every event, big or small, that happened in the capital would be reported to her promptly.

At this time, Banyue came in again to report the matter.

"Miss, I heard that Qi Lian'er had scars on her face because she didn't receive timely treatment."

"The big man who rescued Qi Lian'er from the water was killed by the steward of Wenxin Marquis's mansion that night."

"Later, when the matter was discovered by the people of Jingzhao Prefecture, they arrested the housekeeper of Wenxin Marquis's mansion, and also arrested the wife of Wenxin Marquis who gave the order."

"In the mansion of Marquis Wenxin, all the masters, young and old, have become disabled."

"They sent people to the Qin Palace twice to look for Nangong the Divine Doctor, but they were severely beaten by the guards at the gate of the Qin Palace and thrown out for a long distance."

"We strictly order them not to approach the palace within ten meters. Otherwise, they will be beaten and handed over to the authorities."

"Old Wenxinhou has lost a lot of weight and is in much worse spirits after a serious illness."

"Recently, the capital has been in a state of panic. He is worried that his family will suffer a miserable end like those families whose properties were confiscated."

"We will prepare to move back to Xianyang City tomorrow."

Su Ci was very surprised to hear this.

She laughed cheerfully, "That's good news. I thought they would keep pestering me!"

I didn't expect them to give up so easily.

What a joy!

"Su Lianxing, Chen Bingqing, Chen Hong, and Chen Huan have finally spoken out everything they need to after days of interrogation."

"I have already executed them all according to the young lady's instructions."

"Now the Su family's main house and the Yongning Marquis's house have also been ransacked, and no one is here to collect their bodies."

"The secret guards just found a random place and buried them all."

Su Ci nodded.

"This is better than leaving the corpses in the wilderness. It is also because the information they provided at the end is relatively valuable..."

"Miss, there is one more thing that His Highness wants to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Su Ci asked casually.

"Half a month ago, the Great Chu Kingdom wrote a letter to Emperor Mingguang, saying that it had sent Crown Prince Chu Minghao and two princesses to the Great Zhou Dynasty to establish friendly diplomatic relations between the two countries and promote cultural and economic exchanges between the two countries."

"Now they only have a few days to arrive in the capital."

"Your Highness is worried that the purpose of the Great Chu Dynasty's diplomatic mission to the Great Zhou Kingdom is not as simple as it seems. He is very worried about the safety of the young lady and wants her to live in the Qin Palace temporarily."

Su Ci thought about it and still felt that this was not appropriate, so she refused.

Then, Ban Yue continued, "His Highness guessed that the young lady would definitely refuse, so in addition to Long Er, he also sent Long San over. He also added another 100 'Dragon and Tiger Guards' around the Su Mansion."

"The entire Su Mansion is almost airtight, like an iron barrel."

After hearing this, Su Ci felt warm in her heart.

She knew that Baili Chen was very concerned about her safety.

But he thought that his grandfather and second cousin would soon arrive in Beijing and bring 30,000 elite troops back to the court.

Baili Chen also secretly mobilized 80,000 elite troops from the border and ambushed them near the capital early on.

It is no exaggeration to say that now the entire capital city is filled with Baili Chen’s people.

He still couldn't feel at ease, which showed that he really cared about her and regarded her as the apple of his eye.

Su Ci smiled and understood that Baili Chen was a little too nervous.

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